-meal

Used to denote a fixed number, measure, or amount at a time.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/miːl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -mele

Inherited from Old English: -mǣlum

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: -moal

Cognate with Dutch: -maal

Cognate with German: -mal

Inherited from Middle English: mele

Inherited from Old English: melu

In summary

From Middle English -mele, from Old English -mǣlum (“at times”), from Proto-Germanic *mēlamiz, instrumental case of Proto-Germanic *mēlą (“measure; time”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian -moal, Dutch -maal, German Low German -maal, German -mal. More at meal.